System Operation: CBC

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Land Rover Range Rover. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

CBC improves stability control while braking through corners.

As the vehicle enters a corner, the weight of the vehicle shifts to the outside wheels. With non CBC equipped vehicles, if the driver brakes while driving through a corner an equal hydraulic force is applied to each wheel. Though the pressure is equal the grip available for braking is unequal at the tire footprints due to the increased weight on the outside wheels.

With a CBC equipped vehicle, the feature regulates the applied pressure to the wheels based on the rate of cornering. When the driver brakes, an unequal hydraulic pressure is applied to each side of the vehicle. Though the brake application pressure to each wheel is unequal, the dynamic of the vehicles weight transfer compensates for the unequal pressure. As a result braking effort is distributed in proportion to the grip available ensuring that lateral grip is maintained.